Arrrrrggggg !!! Web server. . .

[RedEyes]

Okay -- Eventually I'm going to be hosting a BBS from my Linux box (Ikonboard) I meet all requirements to run the thing, but it won't work!!

When I try to config it, (/home/cgi-bin/ikonboard/install.cgi) in the browser, it says the file doesn't exist! (It does, I assure you :) )

Also -- What is the default directory for storing web pages (so that 'www.thehostname.thelocaldomain' will take you directly to the page).

Can someone help me on what *may* be the problem.. If I'm not including information you need to help me w/ this, let me know. . Thanks in advance! :D

[ 23 July 2001: Message edited by: RedEyes ]

[Nalle]

Well that depends on what distro you are using.....


On my computer that's running Salckware 8.0 it's found in /var/www/

leaving cgi-bin/ there, and htdocs/ to keep the html-files in.

On redhat I think it is /var/www/html or something.


</nalle>

[mangeli]

Post your httpd.conf file. You may not have the permissions for cgi-bin set right (it sounds like you're trying to access the cgi-bin from a part of the server that isn't enabled...)

[The Whizzard]

Also, if you compiled from source: /usr/local/apache/htdocs is where the .html or .php(if using PHP) files go. /usr/local/apache/cgi-bin is where the .cgi files go.